Keynote 01
Humanity 2.0
A journey into the extraordinary future young people will inherit.
Speaking
A world that was once unimaginable.
Keynotes that help educators, leaders and young people prepare for the future they will actually inherit.
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WHAT WE OFFER
Two keynotes for one of the most important conversations in education.
Delivered by founders Rebecca Maklad and Tāne Hunter, these keynotes give educators, leaders and young people a clear-eyed look at what is coming, and the capabilities to meet it.
Your speakers
Rebecca Maklad
& Tāne Hunter
Researchers, storytellers and co-founders of Humanity Schools. Together they have delivered keynotes across Australia and internationally, helping educators, leaders and students prepare for a future shaped by artificial intelligence, climate change and accelerating complexity.
Meet the founders10+
Years on stage
500+
Keynotes delivered
5
Continents
"They immediately captured everyone's attention with their compelling stage presence and powerful brand of intelligent optimism."
Alex Edney
Head of Culture & Diversity, World Vision
On stage
Australia & beyond
Keynote 01
Humanity 2.0.
Humanity 2.0 is a journey into the extraordinary future already taking shape around young people.
Audience
School leaders and education communities
For principals, leadership teams, educators and parent communities who want an evidence-based, optimistic picture of where the world is heading.
Young people (Years 9–12)
Designed for students preparing to navigate an extraordinary future shaped by artificial intelligence, scientific discovery and technologies that are transforming what it means to learn, work and be human.
Format
Keynote, extended 2-hour session, or conference opener
Young people born today stand to inherit one of the most remarkable futures humanity has ever known.
They will grow up alongside intelligent machines, advances in biotechnology and medicine, and scientific breakthroughs that are expanding what is possible for humanity itself. Many of the industries they will work in, the opportunities they will pursue, and the challenges they will solve do not yet exist.
While much of the conversation about the future is dominated by disruption and uncertainty, history tells a different story. Again and again, humanity has responded to challenge with ingenuity, cooperation and discovery, expanding what is possible for the generations that follow.
Education has always played a central role in that story, helping each generation develop the knowledge, skills and capabilities needed for the world they were inheriting. The challenge for education is that the world young people are being prepared for is changing faster than the systems preparing them.
Through fascinating stories of innovation, discovery and human ingenuity, Humanity 2.0 takes audiences on a journey into the future already being built around us and explores one of the defining educational questions of our time: which capabilities will help young people thrive in the decades ahead?
The result is a fresh perspective on the opportunities facing the next generation and a renewed sense that the future is something young people can help build, not just brace for.
The question facing education is no longer simply what young people should know. It is who they will need to become.
Attendees learn
The extraordinary future taking shape and the forces driving it
The technologies, discoveries and breakthroughs redefining what is possible for humanity
Why the future holds more opportunity than most headlines suggest
Why distinctly human capabilities are rising in value
How the role of education is already evolving in the age of AI
The capabilities schools should start prioritising now
Keynote 02
The Education Edge.
Developing the capabilities that will matter most.
Audience
School leaders and education communities
For principals, leadership teams, educators and parent communities ready to become as intentional about human capability as they are about academic results.
Young people (Years 9-12)
For students in Years 9 to 12 building the judgement, adaptability and personal capabilities the next decade will demand of them.
Format
Keynote, extended 2-hour session, or conference closer
Every generation prepares young people for the future. Ours is preparing them for one arriving faster than any before it.
As artificial intelligence transforms the value of knowledge and technology reshapes the world around us, schools have an opportunity to become as intentional about developing human capability as they are about developing academic capability.
The Education Edge is built on a simple idea: as technology becomes more capable, human capability becomes more valuable. Combining compelling research, powerful storytelling and practical educational insight, it introduces a framework for developing those capabilities across three domains of human development: Self, Society and Future.
Audiences leave with a renewed sense of possibility, a shared language for human development and greater confidence preparing young people for a future changing faster than ever before.
Self
Presence, agency and judgement.
Society
Connection, collaboration and our shared humanity.
Future
Adaptability, creative innovation and systems thinking.
Attendees learn
Why human capability is education's next great frontier.
The role schools can play in preparing young people not only for work, but for life.
The three domains of future-ready human development: Self, Society and Future.
The nine capabilities at the heart of the framework and why they matter now.
Practical ways schools can intentionally develop these capabilities across curriculum, culture and community.
Greater confidence preparing young people for whatever comes next.
Delivery Options
Shape the experience to fit your event.
Both Humanity 2.0 and The Education Edge can be delivered as standalone keynotes, extended sessions or as a paired conference experience.
01Standalone keynote presentations
02Extended two-hour interactive sessions
03Conference opening keynotes
04Conference closing keynotes
WHAT EVENT ORGANISERS SAY
From keynotes Rebecca and Tāne have delivered across Australia and internationally, including through their work with global futurist group Future Crunch.
"Tāne and Rebecca were fabulous… their presentation was forward thinking, informative, entertaining, and resonated with the group. They were highly motivating and uplifting… I would highly recommend."
Roz Skilton
Events Manager, OrthoTech
Rebecca and Tāne have taken the stage at
World Vision · INTERPOL · Dell · ANZ · Toll Group · Forbes Australia · Torrens University · University of Melbourne · OrthoTech · WAPPA
Why this work matters
We have one chance to prepare this generation for the future they will actually live in. Let's get it right.
Rebecca and Tāne are available for education conferences, school professional development days, leadership events and parent evenings across Australia and internationally.
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